jpoprock wrote:

 

@Grimm26 said:

You can still use input 1: guitar and input 2:variax for 2amp patches.  You only need to worry about input 2 if you have a dual tone split from the start.  There are posts in this thread that even have a screenshot of hdedit to show this.

 

I hate this forum, but i love the forum members. Why? because you see that little search box in the upper right hand corner? I typed in dual tone split and guess what I got? NOTHING pertaining to this thread. Most forums have a drop down box that allow you to "seach this thread", or "Subscribe to this thread", etc. I have never liked the way this forum is laid out and I've let it be known several times. I spend more times looking in the wrong places for answers then I do finding the answer. I refuse to even search because you'll end up in FAQ's, Community, Tech Support Documents, etc. I don't want that. I want to hear from DUDES WHO USE this stuff. Not some stock answer the book gives.

 

My cell phone manual along with the Verizon website says nothing about rooting my phone to make it super sweet. Yet, you can, and it's awesome. That's my point.

 

So, I still have no clue what a "dual tone split from the start" looks like.

 

If you guys have never downloaded or heard Glenn DeLaune's patches... do yourself a favor and check them out. Not only are they great, but they are VERY creative.  In fact, I don't understand the logic behind how he makes these patches. They just work! He has some Youtube vids showing you all kinds of tips too.

 

He's big on using an Expression pedal which I don't own. I wish I did. I've heard that many of them on the market are JUNK, so I don't know which to buy. But he controls the gain output of a dist pedal with one, and the overall output vol w/ the other I think. Very cool! But if you don't have an expression pedal, it can really throw you.

 

I also don't understand how or why anyone would want to use all 8 FS buttons. How do you scroll to your patches? Manually? You can only go up and down, not side to side right?

 

Again, sorry for the rant. Messing with my HD500 (that I love btw), always sends me over the edge with confusion and the end result is the same... I do nothing about it because I don't have time to sift through hours of posts to find a simple answer. HA! I know, I'm a jerk. Sorry. I'm really not... I swear.

 

http://www.glenndelaune.com/Patch%20Download%20Area.htm

I know someone has posted screenshots showing what you are looking for, but like you say, the forum search here sucks.

Grimm26... thanks for your help. I think i'm good to go. If you say that most likely my patches are "mono", then I'd have to agree. Unless there are quite a few "Stereo" patches that are "stock". But I don't really use many dual amp splits, and I wouldn't be surprised if they were mono. The only super geeky patches I've ever seen were from Glenn Delaune, but they are some of the best that I've heard yet.

With regards to setting up my patches... i'm going to have to stick with the amp/cab until I'm able to gain access to the soundboard and allowed to sit at the board with my HD500 and play until I'm sick of playing. If I've got someone standing over me wanting to chit chat and offer suggestions, then I'd rather not deal with it. I was told that I can do this whenever I want... I just have to arrange for it in advance. But there is nothing more annoying than to listen to someone go on a tone odyssey at high volumes for hours on end. HA!

J

JP, check out the expression pedals from mission control. They have one for Line 6 devices built on a heavy frame like a Cry Baby Wah. Or you can get a broken Cry Baby and gut it. Keep the rack, mono jack, gear and rack for the pot. Then add a CTS 10k linear pot and wire it appropriately to the mono jack. Add the gear to the pot, close up the shell and you're good to go.

Good info in this thread!

Any suggestions for HD Bean owners?

The Bean doesn't have the variax input option,

only "guitar, mic and same".

Cheers!

edit:

I found a good answer on page two.

I assume it would be wise to turn the mic level knob all the way down when setting 2nd input to mic input?

lindsayward wrote:

"kvines, it's up to you if you want to send the guitar to both signal paths, as described above (then use guitar).

If you want to minimise the extra drive by doubling up the inputs (as described by the original post), set it to Mic."

i've said this a number of times and confirmed it with recordings, but setting input 2 to variax does not change the input tone, only the signal level.  so there's really no point to change your input settings then try to boost the level back to where it was.  you'll spend a lot of time ending up where you started.

if you really want to go down this road, i'd start with the compressor, reducing its threshold (or boosting its sustain) to get the same amount of compression you formerly had, and setting the level to get the same volume.  depending on how the compressor works, you might not get exactly the same tone, and you could mess with the stuff downstream afterwards to compensate, but you should start close to the input and work down the chain.

and as i've also warned, if you do use input 2 variax on a dual amp patch where there are no mono effects before the split, you are essentially sending channel B a null signal and will not get the desired output.

Ya he leido esta discusión y lo he probado todo y mas y le digo que lo único que me ha funcionado es instalar la firware 1.10 por eso pienso que en mi pod hd 500 pasa algo estraño

I've read this discussion and I've tried everything and more and saythat all he has worked for me is to install the 1.10 firware so I thinkthat in my pod goes something strange hd 500

Meambobbo,

Mate, I know it has been said before but the document you have put together is an absolute essential piece of reading for anyone who owns an HD500. I've gone from being totally frustrated with the thing to being totally blown away by it again.

I've got a summer filled with cover gigs this year and I'm going to sound a lot better as a result of taking the time to go through your document.

Thanks man.